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Tammy is in surgery now....
They took her back at 7am....they have decided to extend the fusion to L-2.....They said they will call with an hourly update...expected to take 8 hours....I am so scared.......
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Good luck, and please know that many of us here are sending positive thoughts your way. I am sure this has got to be the toughest hours of a parent's life, but you will make it through. Hourly updates will be helpful.
Please let us know how your daughter is doing, and don't forget to take care of yourself, too.
Kindly,Gayle, age 50
Oct 2010 fusion T8-sacrum w/ pelvic fixation
Feb 2012 lumbar revision for broken rods @ L2-3-4
Sept 2015 major lumbar A/P revision for broken rods @ L5-S1
mom of Leah, 15 y/o, Diagnosed '08 with 26* T JIS (age 6)
2010 VBS Dr Luhmann Shriners St Louis
2017 curves stable/skeletely mature
also mom of Torrey, 12 y/o son, 16* T, stable -
My thoughts and prayers are with you. My husband sat through those long 8 hours plus a long night while I was kept sedated and intubated. I think, in many ways, it's just as bad for the spouse and family members. It will be OK!!! You and Tammy will be on the other side very soon.
Anne in PA
Age 58
Diagnosed at age 14, untreated, no problem until age 50
T4 to sacrum fusion
63 thoracic now 35, 92 lumbar now 53
Dr. Baron Lonner, 2/2/10
Am pain-free, balanced, happy & an inch taller
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Toby,
Soon she will be through and she will pain free and you will be able to see her
MelissaComment
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Waiting is hard! I am sure she's in good hands Toby. Looking forward to hearing how she went.Surgery March 3, 2009 at almost 58, now 63.
Dr. Askin, Brisbane, Australia
T4-Pelvis, Posterior only
Osteotomies and Laminectomies
Was 68 degrees, now 22 and pain freeComment
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Looking forward to hearing about Tammy's recovery!
Best regards,
sharonSharon, mother of identical twin girls with scoliosis
No island of sanity.
Question: What do you call alternative medicine that works?
Answer: Medicine
"We are all African."Comment
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By now Tammy will already be out of surgery, I know how scary and long this day has been for you and my thoughts are with you. Wishing Tammy a speedy recovery!!
Ramonamom of Patrick, age 15 at time of surgery
diagnosed July 2006 curves T58 L 38
Nov. 2006 curves T72 L38
also lordoscoliosis
feb.2007 curves T79 L43
Surgery May 16 2007
fused T4 to L1Comment
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Toby--Hope things went well. That's one thing about being the patient--you go in and a few minutes later it seems it's over. Not for the waiting room folks! Also she'll forget a lot of those first few days. It's important to keep the caregiver in good shape since you are really in charge for a while. Stay strong and healthy yourself. Good luck. JanetJanet
61 years old--57 for surgery
Diagnosed in 1965 at age of 13--no brace
Thoracic Curve: 96 degrees to 35 degrees
Lumbar Curve: 63 degrees to 5 degrees
Surgery with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis--March 30, 2009
T-2 to Pelvis, and hopefully all posterior procedure.
All was posterior along with 2 cages and 6 osteotomies.Comment
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